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* [PATCH 4/4] Fix WAL skipping feature. @ 2018-10-11 07:18 Kyotaro Horiguchi <horiguchi.kyotaro@lab.ntt.co.jp> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Kyotaro Horiguchi @ 2018-10-11 07:18 UTC (permalink / raw) This patch repalces WAL-skipping means from HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL to pending-sync tracking infrastructure. --- src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------- src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c | 3 +- src/backend/access/heap/rewriteheap.c | 3 -- src/backend/access/heap/visibilitymap.c | 3 +- src/backend/commands/copy.c | 13 +++--- src/backend/commands/createas.c | 9 ++--- src/backend/commands/matview.c | 6 +-- src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c | 5 +-- src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c | 6 +-- src/include/access/heapam.h | 9 ++--- 10 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c index 8f1ea73541..c9c254a032 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c @@ -34,6 +34,28 @@ * the POSTGRES heap access method used for all POSTGRES * relations. * + * WAL CONSIDERATIONS + * All heap operations are normally WAL-logged. but there are a few + * exceptions. Temporary and unlogged relations never need to be + * WAL-logged, but we can also skip WAL-logging for a table that was + * created in the same transaction, if we don't need WAL for PITR or + * WAL archival purposes (i.e. if wal_level=minimal), and we fsync() + * the file to disk at COMMIT instead. + * + * The same-relation optimization is not employed automatically on all + * updates to a table that was created in the same transacton, because + * for a small number of changes, it's cheaper to just create the WAL + * records than fsyncing() the whole relation at COMMIT. It is only + * worthwhile for (presumably) large operations like COPY, CLUSTER, + * or VACUUM FULL. Use heap_register_sync() to initiate such an + * operation; it will cause any subsequent updates to the table to skip + * WAL-logging, if possible, and cause the heap to be synced to disk at + * COMMIT. + * + * To make that work, all modifications to heap must use + * BufferNeedsWAL() to check if WAL-logging is needed in this transaction + * for the given block. + * *------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ #include "postgres.h" @@ -2414,12 +2436,6 @@ ReleaseBulkInsertStatePin(BulkInsertState bistate) * The new tuple is stamped with current transaction ID and the specified * command ID. * - * If the HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL option is specified, the new tuple is not - * logged in WAL, even for a non-temp relation. Safe usage of this behavior - * requires that we arrange that all new tuples go into new pages not - * containing any tuples from other transactions, and that the relation gets - * fsync'd before commit. (See also heap_sync() comments) - * * The HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_FSM option is passed directly to * RelationGetBufferForTuple, which see for more info. * @@ -2528,7 +2544,7 @@ heap_insert(Relation relation, HeapTuple tup, CommandId cid, MarkBufferDirty(buffer); /* XLOG stuff */ - if (!(options & HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL) && RelationNeedsWAL(relation)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(relation, buffer)) { xl_heap_insert xlrec; xl_heap_header xlhdr; @@ -2704,7 +2720,6 @@ heap_multi_insert(Relation relation, HeapTuple *tuples, int ntuples, int ndone; PGAlignedBlock scratch; Page page; - bool needwal; Size saveFreeSpace; bool need_tuple_data = RelationIsLogicallyLogged(relation); bool need_cids = RelationIsAccessibleInLogicalDecoding(relation); @@ -2712,7 +2727,6 @@ heap_multi_insert(Relation relation, HeapTuple *tuples, int ntuples, /* currently not needed (thus unsupported) for heap_multi_insert() */ AssertArg(!(options & HEAP_INSERT_NO_LOGICAL)); - needwal = !(options & HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL) && RelationNeedsWAL(relation); saveFreeSpace = RelationGetTargetPageFreeSpace(relation, HEAP_DEFAULT_FILLFACTOR); @@ -2754,6 +2768,7 @@ heap_multi_insert(Relation relation, HeapTuple *tuples, int ntuples, Buffer vmbuffer = InvalidBuffer; bool all_visible_cleared = false; int nthispage; + bool needwal; CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS(); @@ -2765,6 +2780,7 @@ heap_multi_insert(Relation relation, HeapTuple *tuples, int ntuples, InvalidBuffer, options, bistate, &vmbuffer, NULL); page = BufferGetPage(buffer); + needwal = BufferNeedsWAL(relation, buffer); /* NO EREPORT(ERROR) from here till changes are logged */ START_CRIT_SECTION(); @@ -3327,7 +3343,7 @@ l1: * NB: heap_abort_speculative() uses the same xlog record and replay * routines. */ - if (RelationNeedsWAL(relation)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(relation, buffer)) { xl_heap_delete xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; @@ -4069,7 +4085,7 @@ l2: MarkBufferDirty(buffer); - if (RelationNeedsWAL(relation)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(relation, buffer)) { xl_heap_lock xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; @@ -4291,7 +4307,8 @@ l2: MarkBufferDirty(buffer); /* XLOG stuff */ - if (RelationNeedsWAL(relation)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(relation, buffer) || + BufferNeedsWAL(relation, newbuf)) { XLogRecPtr recptr; @@ -5263,7 +5280,7 @@ failed: * (Also, in a PITR log-shipping or 2PC environment, we have to have XLOG * entries for everything anyway.) */ - if (RelationNeedsWAL(relation)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(relation, *buffer)) { xl_heap_lock xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; @@ -6007,7 +6024,7 @@ l4: MarkBufferDirty(buf); /* XLOG stuff */ - if (RelationNeedsWAL(rel)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(rel, buf)) { xl_heap_lock_updated xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; @@ -6167,7 +6184,7 @@ heap_finish_speculative(Relation relation, HeapTuple tuple) htup->t_ctid = tuple->t_self; /* XLOG stuff */ - if (RelationNeedsWAL(relation)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(relation, buffer)) { xl_heap_confirm xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; @@ -6300,7 +6317,7 @@ heap_abort_speculative(Relation relation, HeapTuple tuple) * The WAL records generated here match heap_delete(). The same recovery * routines are used. */ - if (RelationNeedsWAL(relation)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(relation, buffer)) { xl_heap_delete xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; @@ -6409,7 +6426,7 @@ heap_inplace_update(Relation relation, HeapTuple tuple) MarkBufferDirty(buffer); /* XLOG stuff */ - if (RelationNeedsWAL(relation)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(relation, buffer)) { xl_heap_inplace xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; @@ -7605,7 +7622,7 @@ log_heap_clean(Relation reln, Buffer buffer, XLogRecPtr recptr; /* Caller should not call me on a non-WAL-logged relation */ - Assert(RelationNeedsWAL(reln)); + Assert(BufferNeedsWAL(reln, buffer)); xlrec.latestRemovedXid = latestRemovedXid; xlrec.nredirected = nredirected; @@ -7653,7 +7670,7 @@ log_heap_freeze(Relation reln, Buffer buffer, TransactionId cutoff_xid, XLogRecPtr recptr; /* Caller should not call me on a non-WAL-logged relation */ - Assert(RelationNeedsWAL(reln)); + Assert(BufferNeedsWAL(reln, buffer)); /* nor when there are no tuples to freeze */ Assert(ntuples > 0); @@ -7738,7 +7755,7 @@ log_heap_update(Relation reln, Buffer oldbuf, int bufflags; /* Caller should not call me on a non-WAL-logged relation */ - Assert(RelationNeedsWAL(reln)); + Assert(BufferNeedsWAL(reln, newbuf) || BufferNeedsWAL(reln, oldbuf)); XLogBeginInsert(); @@ -9342,9 +9359,16 @@ heap2_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * heap_sync - sync a heap, for use when no WAL has been written * * This forces the heap contents (including TOAST heap if any) down to disk. - * If we skipped using WAL, and WAL is otherwise needed, we must force the - * relation down to disk before it's safe to commit the transaction. This - * requires writing out any dirty buffers and then doing a forced fsync. + * If we did any changes to the heap bypassing the buffer manager, we must + * force the relation down to disk before it's safe to commit the + * transaction, because the direct modifications will not be flushed by + * the next checkpoint. + * + * We used to also use this after batch operations like COPY and CLUSTER, + * if we skipped using WAL and WAL is otherwise needed, but there were + * corner-cases involving other WAL-logged operations to the same + * relation, where that was not enough. heap_register_sync() should be + * used for that purpose instead. * * Indexes are not touched. (Currently, index operations associated with * the commands that use this are WAL-logged and so do not need fsync. diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c b/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c index c2f5343dac..d0b68902d9 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c +++ b/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ #include "access/htup_details.h" #include "access/xlog.h" #include "catalog/catalog.h" +#include "catalog/storage.h" #include "miscadmin.h" #include "pgstat.h" #include "storage/bufmgr.h" @@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ heap_page_prune(Relation relation, Buffer buffer, TransactionId OldestXmin, /* * Emit a WAL HEAP_CLEAN record showing what we did */ - if (RelationNeedsWAL(relation)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(relation, buffer)) { XLogRecPtr recptr; diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/rewriteheap.c b/src/backend/access/heap/rewriteheap.c index 44caeca336..ecddc40329 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/heap/rewriteheap.c +++ b/src/backend/access/heap/rewriteheap.c @@ -655,9 +655,6 @@ raw_heap_insert(RewriteState state, HeapTuple tup) { int options = HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_FSM; - if (!state->rs_use_wal) - options |= HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL; - /* * While rewriting the heap for VACUUM FULL / CLUSTER, make sure data * for the TOAST table are not logically decoded. The main heap is diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/visibilitymap.c b/src/backend/access/heap/visibilitymap.c index 695567b4b0..fce14ce35f 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/heap/visibilitymap.c +++ b/src/backend/access/heap/visibilitymap.c @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ #include "access/heapam_xlog.h" #include "access/visibilitymap.h" #include "access/xlog.h" +#include "catalog/storage.h" #include "miscadmin.h" #include "storage/bufmgr.h" #include "storage/lmgr.h" @@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ visibilitymap_set(Relation rel, BlockNumber heapBlk, Buffer heapBuf, map[mapByte] |= (flags << mapOffset); MarkBufferDirty(vmBuf); - if (RelationNeedsWAL(rel)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(rel, heapBuf)) { if (XLogRecPtrIsInvalid(recptr)) { diff --git a/src/backend/commands/copy.c b/src/backend/commands/copy.c index 4311e16007..d583b5a8a3 100644 --- a/src/backend/commands/copy.c +++ b/src/backend/commands/copy.c @@ -2364,8 +2364,7 @@ CopyFrom(CopyState cstate) * - data is being written to relfilenode created in this transaction * then we can skip writing WAL. It's safe because if the transaction * doesn't commit, we'll discard the table (or the new relfilenode file). - * If it does commit, we'll have done the heap_sync at the bottom of this - * routine first. + * If it does commit, commit will do heap_sync(). * * As mentioned in comments in utils/rel.h, the in-same-transaction test * is not always set correctly, since in rare cases rd_newRelfilenodeSubid @@ -2406,7 +2405,7 @@ CopyFrom(CopyState cstate) { hi_options |= HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_FSM; if (!XLogIsNeeded()) - hi_options |= HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL; + heap_register_sync(cstate->rel); } /* @@ -3036,11 +3035,11 @@ CopyFrom(CopyState cstate) FreeExecutorState(estate); /* - * If we skipped writing WAL, then we need to sync the heap (but not - * indexes since those use WAL anyway) + * If we skipped writing WAL, then we will sync the heap at the end of + * the transaction. (We used to do it here, but it was later found out + * that to be safe, we must also avoid WAL-logging any subsequent + * actions on the pages we skipped WAL for). Indexes always use WAL. */ - if (hi_options & HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL) - heap_sync(cstate->rel); return processed; } diff --git a/src/backend/commands/createas.c b/src/backend/commands/createas.c index d01b258b65..3d32d07d69 100644 --- a/src/backend/commands/createas.c +++ b/src/backend/commands/createas.c @@ -555,8 +555,9 @@ intorel_startup(DestReceiver *self, int operation, TupleDesc typeinfo) * We can skip WAL-logging the insertions, unless PITR or streaming * replication is in use. We can skip the FSM in any case. */ - myState->hi_options = HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_FSM | - (XLogIsNeeded() ? 0 : HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL); + if (!XLogIsNeeded()) + heap_register_sync(intoRelationDesc); + myState->hi_options = HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_FSM; myState->bistate = GetBulkInsertState(); /* Not using WAL requires smgr_targblock be initially invalid */ @@ -599,9 +600,7 @@ intorel_shutdown(DestReceiver *self) FreeBulkInsertState(myState->bistate); - /* If we skipped using WAL, must heap_sync before commit */ - if (myState->hi_options & HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL) - heap_sync(myState->rel); + /* If we skipped using WAL, we will sync the relation at commit */ /* close rel, but keep lock until commit */ heap_close(myState->rel, NoLock); diff --git a/src/backend/commands/matview.c b/src/backend/commands/matview.c index a171ebabf8..174aa3376a 100644 --- a/src/backend/commands/matview.c +++ b/src/backend/commands/matview.c @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ transientrel_startup(DestReceiver *self, int operation, TupleDesc typeinfo) */ myState->hi_options = HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_FSM | HEAP_INSERT_FROZEN; if (!XLogIsNeeded()) - myState->hi_options |= HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL; + heap_register_sync(transientrel); myState->bistate = GetBulkInsertState(); /* Not using WAL requires smgr_targblock be initially invalid */ @@ -507,9 +507,7 @@ transientrel_shutdown(DestReceiver *self) FreeBulkInsertState(myState->bistate); - /* If we skipped using WAL, must heap_sync before commit */ - if (myState->hi_options & HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL) - heap_sync(myState->transientrel); + /* If we skipped using WAL, we will sync the relation at commit */ /* close transientrel, but keep lock until commit */ heap_close(myState->transientrel, NoLock); diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c index 879c3d981e..ce8f7cd881 100644 --- a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c +++ b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c @@ -4591,8 +4591,9 @@ ATRewriteTable(AlteredTableInfo *tab, Oid OIDNewHeap, LOCKMODE lockmode) bistate = GetBulkInsertState(); hi_options = HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_FSM; + if (!XLogIsNeeded()) - hi_options |= HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL; + heap_register_sync(newrel); } else { @@ -4857,8 +4858,6 @@ ATRewriteTable(AlteredTableInfo *tab, Oid OIDNewHeap, LOCKMODE lockmode) FreeBulkInsertState(bistate); /* If we skipped writing WAL, then we need to sync the heap. */ - if (hi_options & HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL) - heap_sync(newrel); heap_close(newrel, NoLock); } diff --git a/src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c b/src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c index 8134c52253..28caf92073 100644 --- a/src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c +++ b/src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c @@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ lazy_scan_heap(Relation onerel, int options, LVRelStats *vacrelstats, * page has been previously WAL-logged, and if not, do that * now. */ - if (RelationNeedsWAL(onerel) && + if (BufferNeedsWAL(onerel, buf) && PageGetLSN(page) == InvalidXLogRecPtr) log_newpage_buffer(buf, true); @@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ lazy_scan_heap(Relation onerel, int options, LVRelStats *vacrelstats, } /* Now WAL-log freezing if necessary */ - if (RelationNeedsWAL(onerel)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(onerel, buf)) { XLogRecPtr recptr; @@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ lazy_vacuum_page(Relation onerel, BlockNumber blkno, Buffer buffer, MarkBufferDirty(buffer); /* XLOG stuff */ - if (RelationNeedsWAL(onerel)) + if (BufferNeedsWAL(onerel, buffer)) { XLogRecPtr recptr; diff --git a/src/include/access/heapam.h b/src/include/access/heapam.h index 4baa287c8c..d2fbc1ad47 100644 --- a/src/include/access/heapam.h +++ b/src/include/access/heapam.h @@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ /* "options" flag bits for heap_insert */ -#define HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_WAL 0x0001 -#define HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_FSM 0x0002 -#define HEAP_INSERT_FROZEN 0x0004 -#define HEAP_INSERT_SPECULATIVE 0x0008 -#define HEAP_INSERT_NO_LOGICAL 0x0010 +#define HEAP_INSERT_SKIP_FSM 0x0001 +#define HEAP_INSERT_FROZEN 0x0002 +#define HEAP_INSERT_SPECULATIVE 0x0004 +#define HEAP_INSERT_NO_LOGICAL 0x0008 typedef struct BulkInsertStateData *BulkInsertState; -- 2.16.3 ----Next_Part(Thu_Dec_20_17_32_25_2018_311)---- ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v1 2/2] WIP: Fix EEOP_JSON_CONSTRUCTOR and EEOP_JSONEXPR size. @ 2022-06-17 01:33 Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Andres Freund @ 2022-06-17 01:33 UTC (permalink / raw) Author: Reviewed-By: Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/ Backpatch: --- src/include/executor/execExpr.h | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/include/executor/execExpr.h b/src/include/executor/execExpr.h index 2fba1450c65..5bfa7e9bdd4 100644 --- a/src/include/executor/execExpr.h +++ b/src/include/executor/execExpr.h @@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ struct ExprEvalStep; struct SubscriptingRefState; struct ScalarArrayOpExprHashTable; struct JsonbValue; +struct JsonExprState; +struct JsonConstructorExprState; /* Bits in ExprState->flags (see also execnodes.h for public flag bits): */ /* expression's interpreter has been initialized */ -- 2.35.1.677.gabf474a5dd --rftf6si7y32exfgc-- ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v56 1/3] Allow logical replication snapshots to be database-specific @ 2026-04-06 22:07 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 410+ messages in thread From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-04-06 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw) By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned), the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if that transaction performed catalog changes earlier. A possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only a single backend in the cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions throughout the cluster. This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database. Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would need thorough analysis of that plugin. Bump WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts. Author: Antonin Houska <ah@cybertec.at> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/90475.1775218118@localhost --- contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c | 4 +- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 4 ++ src/backend/access/index/genam.c | 8 +++ src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c | 2 + src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 2 +- src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c | 2 +- src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c | 2 +- src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c | 17 +++++- src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c | 3 + src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++- src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c | 7 +++ src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +- src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 23 +++++++- src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c | 24 +++++++- src/include/access/genam.h | 1 + src/include/access/xlog_internal.h | 2 +- src/include/miscadmin.h | 9 +++ src/include/replication/output_plugin.h | 1 + src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/procarray.h | 2 +- src/include/storage/standby.h | 3 +- src/include/storage/standbydefs.h | 1 + 22 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644 --- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c +++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared) { /* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid; @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel) * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current * database */ - runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(); + runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid); LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock); LWLockRelease(XidGenLock); return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid; diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 6dc49108997..9b1d68d0de6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml @@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; </programlisting> <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to @@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL operations. These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL replication, but they require special handling. + <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are + certain the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. + Doing so can speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c index 1408989c568..97d44b84622 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c +++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c @@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation, SysScanDesc sysscan; Relation irel; + /* + * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during + * logical decoding, this it the right place to verify. + */ + Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() || + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding || + !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared); + if (indexOK && !IgnoreSystemIndexes && !ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId)) diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c +++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec) for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++) appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]); } + + appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid); } void diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags) * recovery we don't need to write running xact data. */ if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive()) - LogStandbySnapshot(); + LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); START_CRIT_SECTION(); diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS) (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE), errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\""))); - recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len) if (now >= timeout && last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr()) { - last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(); + last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); last_snapshot_ts = now; } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c index c9fea8cad28..38c5a4f5540 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c @@ -382,7 +382,16 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) { xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r); - SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running); + /* + * Update this decoder's idea of transactions currently + * running. In doing so we will determine whether we have + * reached consistent status. + * + * If the output plugin doesn't need access to shared + * catalogs, we can ignore transactions in other databases. + */ + SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running, + !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs); /* * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are @@ -392,8 +401,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf) * all running transactions which includes prepared ones, * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared * transactions are in progress. + * + * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's + * not their purpose. */ - ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); + if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid); } break; case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK: diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options, ctx->write = do_write; ctx->update_progress = update_progress; + /* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */ + ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true; + ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options; ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward; diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c index b4269a3b102..ffb4ab2cf2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL; static bool ExportInProgress = false; +/* + * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does + * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make + * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to + * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases. + */ +bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */ static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder); @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction uint32 xinfo); /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */ -static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running); +static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, + xl_running_xacts *running); static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff); /* serialization functions */ @@ -226,6 +235,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder, MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext); + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + return builder; } @@ -244,6 +256,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder) builder->snapshot = NULL; } + /* The default is that shared catalog are used. */ + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true; + /* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */ MemoryContextDelete(context); } @@ -1136,7 +1151,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, * anymore. */ void -SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running) +SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific) { ReorderBufferTXN *txn; TransactionId xmin; @@ -1148,6 +1164,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact */ if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT) { + /* + * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of + * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only + * transactions of the current database are relevant at this stage. + */ + if (db_specific) + { + /* + * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the + * current database, we need transaction info from exactly that + * database. + */ + if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId) + { + LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId); + + return; + } + + /* + * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not + * lie. + */ + if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding) + accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false; + } + /* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */ if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running)) return; @@ -1155,6 +1198,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact else SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn); + /* + * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state + * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such + * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide) + * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's + * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record. + */ + if (OidIsValid(running->dbid)) + return; + /* * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in @@ -1465,7 +1518,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff) */ if (!RecoveryInProgress()) { - LogStandbySnapshot(); + /* + * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs + * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state. + */ + LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid); } } diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c index 457b6518a8e..4da66aa0f44 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/pgrepack/pgrepack.c @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt, /* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */ opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT; + /* + * REPACK doesn't need access to shared catalogs, so we can speed up the + * historic snapshot creation by setting this flag. We'll only have to + * wait for transactions in our database. + */ + opt->need_shared_catalogs = false; + if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL) { ereport(ERROR, diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c @@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void) XLogRecPtr flushptr; /* make sure we have enough information to start */ - flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(); + flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid); /* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */ XLogFlush(flushptr); diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c @@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc) * * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions * then there is no real need include any subtransactions. + * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database. */ RunningTransactions -GetRunningTransactionData(void) +GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid) { /* result workspace */ static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData; @@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid)) continue; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid)) + { + int pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index]; + PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; + + if (proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + } + /* * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean @@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) PGPROC *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno]; int nsubxids; + /* + * Filter by database OID if requested. + */ + if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid) + continue; + /* * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove * entries while we're holding XidGenLock. @@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void) * increases if slots do. */ + CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid; CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount; CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644 --- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c +++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c @@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record); RunningTransactionsData running; + /* + * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical + * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular, + * the list of XID is probably incomplete here. + */ + if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid)) + return; + running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt; running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt; running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY; @@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record) * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment. * + * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that + * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster + * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual + * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for + * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records + * whether logical decoding is active or not. + * + * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In + * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific + * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see + * standby_redo(). * * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record. */ XLogRecPtr -LogStandbySnapshot(void) +LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid) { XLogRecPtr recptr; RunningTransactions running; @@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void) * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this. */ - running = GetRunningTransactionData(); + running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid); /* * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it. @@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts) xl_running_xacts xlrec; XLogRecPtr recptr; + xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid; xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt; xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt; xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY); diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h index b69320a7fc8..de55821e414 100644 --- a/src/include/access/genam.h +++ b/src/include/access/genam.h @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance bool isnull; } IndexOrderByDistance; + /* * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c) */ diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ /* * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this: */ -#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ +#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F /* can be used as WAL version indicator */ typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData { diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h index 2e10e3c814d..93b7816c09c 100644 --- a/src/include/miscadmin.h +++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ extern void PreventCommandIfReadOnly(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandIfParallelMode(const char *cmdname); extern void PreventCommandDuringRecovery(const char *cmdname); +/* in replication/snapbuild.c */ + +/* + * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to + * access shared catalogs, as a safety check. This is checked by genam.c when + * a catalog scan takes place to verify that no shared catalogs are accessed. + */ +extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding; + /***************************************************************************** * pdir.h -- * * POSTGRES directory path definitions. * diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h +++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions { OutputPluginOutputType output_type; bool receive_rewrites; + bool need_shared_catalogs; } OutputPluginOptions; /* diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644 --- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h +++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec); extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, - xl_running_xacts *running); + xl_running_xacts *running, + bool db_specific); extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn); extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn); diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h +++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid); extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc); -extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void); +extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid); extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid); extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standby.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum typedef struct RunningTransactionsData { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ subxids_array_status subxid_status; @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions; extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid); extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void); -extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void); +extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid); extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs, bool relcacheInitFileInval); diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h +++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks */ typedef struct xl_running_xacts { + Oid dbid; /* only track xacts in this database */ int xcnt; /* # of xact ids in xids[] */ int subxcnt; /* # of subxact ids in xids[] */ bool subxid_overflow; /* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */ -- 2.47.3 --qs77q6fpwolne4ds Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="v56-0002-Reserve-replication-slots-specifically-for-REPAC.patch" ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 410+ messages in thread
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